Polyglot Dictionary

sorver

/soɾˈveɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
sorvo
preterite (eu)
sorvi
past participle
sorvido

Meaning

  1. to sip

    • Sorveu o café.

      He sipped the coffee.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

bebericar

sorver is more about slowly savoring a sip, and can also mean "to absorb" more broadly; bebericar is more about taking small sips repeatedly — both mean "to sip."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

sorber

sorber is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to sip."

Practice

1 What does sorver mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches sorver?

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